corollagirl

hey, i know nothing about cars so im hoping someone can help. i have a 90 corolla (pos) and when i make turns my car makes a thump sound. It sounds like its coming from my tire area. Also when im stopped.. and start to go it makes that noise. the noise almost sounds like someone is banging on my car... it only does it once then stops. i dont know if thats enough description, but let me know if you have any clue as to what it might be! thanks!

Skywalker

bad shocks?

definitely need more info.

corollagirl

what kind of info? my brother said its not shocks... i dunno how he knows that.. why do you think it might be shocks?

zexpwrd4door

sounds like a broken engine mount?

Dick

sounds broke check front brakes cv axle wheel bearing kick the rear bumper

Slimsta Jimsta

sounds like a CV joint, get it fixed or checked out asap

Slimsta Jimsta

and yea, when my cv joints went bad it sounds similar to her description

corollagirl

what do the cv axels do... i know i sound like the stupidest person ever.. but i mean... if i dont get them fixed, whats gonna happen?

Woodrow

CV(constant velocity) joints are what allows the front wheel drive axles to move freely up and down with the front suspension as you go over bumps. If not, the axles would break whenever you drive over a bump. They are mounted between the wheel hubs and the drive axles.

I would also look into the wheel bearings, and the struts. If you have a loose strut mount it can also make that noice(seen it from time to time at my work). The wheel bearings tend to make a roaring sound, but the struts tend to make a banging sound.
Hope this helps.

CivicSiDude91

could be the Cv joint damage in the joint and check it out and try turn the steering wheel to both directions and see what up or it could be a brake caplier or the ball joint